Question follow-through · 122121

Post Offices: Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 June 2025 on Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, HCWS1360, which government services the cross-government group refere

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 June 2025 on Government Response to the Green Paper on the Future of the Post Office, HCWS1360, which government services the cross-government group refere

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The cross-government group referenced is considering options for a common physical front-end for government services to ensure there is a ‘go to’ place for a range of government services, expanded assisted digital support, an enhanced role in identity ver...

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